Naam pratapabhanu avanisa
Naam pratapabhanu avanisa
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 159 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
नाम प्रतापभानु अवनीसा। तासु सचिव मैं सुनहु मुनीसा॥ फिरत अहेरें परेउँ भुलाई। बड़ें भाग देखेउँ पद आई॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nāma pratābhānu avanīsā। tāsu saciva maiṁ sunahu munīsā॥ phirata ahereṁ pareuṁ bhulāī। baṛeṁ bhāga dekheuṁ pada āī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
[The king said:] O sage, listen: there is a king named Pratapbhanu, and I am his minister. While roaming about for a hunt, I lost my way. By great good fortune I have come here and found the sight of your feet.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 159 from Bal Kand, in the episode “The Story of King Pratapbhanu”. The episode describes King Pratapbhanu's deception, brahmin's curse, and the downfall that shaped Ravana's birth.
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